Q: Is 4,236,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,236,200 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 4,236,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 59 100 118 200 236 295 359 472 590 718 1,180 1,436 1,475 1,795 2,360 2,872 2,950 3,590 5,900 7,180 8,975 11,800 14,360 17,950 21,181 35,900 42,362 71,800 84,724 105,905 169,448 211,810 423,620 529,525 847,240 1,059,050 2,118,100 and 4,236,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,236,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,236,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).